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Beaty-O'Ferrall, Mary Ellen; Johnson, Francine W. – School-University Partnerships, 2010
In this article, we provide a description of a unique model of teaching and learning, developed at an urban professional development school. We focus on an intensive collaboration between members of a high school mathematics department and one university faculty member, who collaborated to raise student test scores and build solidarity as a team.…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Team Training, Urban Schools, Teamwork
Pedersen, Kirie – Instructor, 1984
Tips on organizing a creative teaching experience for summer vacation time are offered. Program organization, student selection, course content, publicity, and funding are aspects to be considered when planning a summer arts program. (DF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Financial Support, Program Development
Painter, Sonny L.; Bailey, Rebecca; Gilbert, Melinda; Prior, John – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2006
SI can expand past the boundaries of on-campus review sessions. This chapter examines how SI can be implemented in university teaching-learning centers, thematically based learning communities, and online and video-based programs and offers a case study of one such online program.
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Distance Education, Unified Studies Curriculum, Learning Resources Centers

Carroll, Janet – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 1996
What advocates have done in support of the policies fostered under Title I through its 30-year history must be reconsidered in order to influence policymakers. As advocates, educators must collaborate with their partners in the health and social service communities in pursuit of coherence and congruence of programs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Compensatory Education, Cooperation, Educational History
Pirozzo, Ralph – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1990
The Peninsula Enrichment Program in Queensland, Australia, organizes community-based enrichment/extension activities for disadvantaged bright children of preschool to high school age. The article describes funding made available by community service clubs, selection of program speakers, selection of children, and attitudes of parents. (JDD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Extension Education
Moskowitz, Fern C. – Journal of the New York State School Boards Association, 1989
Describes the development of the Lunch Lab program at the Mineola (New York) Middle Schools, part of a school improvement program incorporating teacher empowerment. A committee of seven teachers and two administrators researched, developed, and implemented the pilot project that provides a special time for seventh graders to receive extra help…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Middle Schools, Participative Decision Making, Pilot Projects

Congos, Dennis H.; Schoeps, Nancy – Journal of Developmental Education, 1997
Presents a seven-step model for analyzing the impact of retention programs on students, using data from a Supplemental Instruction (SI) program to demonstrate how research is done. States that this model can generate data for reports on the impact of intervention and may be applied to any intervention program oriented toward retention and…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Higher Education
Taran, Iurii Nikolaevich – Russian Education and Society, 2008
The author discusses the 1990s trend in schools in Lipetsk Oblast to back away from previous policies of including social, cultural, civic and moral training for students. During the same period, says the writer, parents began to show less interest in the effectiveness of instruction and upbringing. These combined trends resulted in increased…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Supplementary Education, Educational History, Foreign Countries

Eastmond, J. Nicholls – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1997
Describes the academic development programs at four tertiary institutions in South Africa as well as the development of a fifth new program at Border Technikon. Topics include cross-cultural differences; interviews; supplemental instruction that combined staff development and student academic development; integration of media support; and stages…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Higher Education
McClure, Theron – Teaching Music, 1997
Provides a personal reminiscence of the first two years (1928-29) of the now famous Interlochen Arts Camp. Profiles the camp's two founders, Joseph E. Maddy and Thaddeus P. Giddings. Early participants performed carpentry and landscaping duties and learned a classical music repertoire. Includes photographs of Maddy and Giddings. (MJP)
Descriptors: Applied Music, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Music Activities

Kennedy, John W. – Policy Review, 1996
Describes the mentorship programs of the Midtown Education Foundation (MEF), Chicago (Illinois), an initiative that began as an outreach of the Catholic Opus Dei movement. The MEF emphasis on biblically based character development, taught by role models, and embedded in an academic curriculum, is very popular. Early evaluation indicates that best…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, Catholic Educators, Community Programs
Feldhusen, John F.; And Others – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1988
Five residential programs are offered in the summer at Purdue University for gifted youths in grades 4-12. The short-term programs emphasize intensive enrichment courses in many academic disciplines, and focus on recreational activities as well. Student eligibility, teacher selection and training, and program evaluation are described. (JDD)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Enrichment Activities, Gifted, Intermediate Grades
Shamp, Barbara; Silberling, Laura – Pointer, 1988
A summer vocational interest exploration workshop was developed by Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools for handicapped students aged 14-19. Students developed their basic and social skills and gained understanding of career opportunities as they worked in simulated job environments in food services, business, building/grounds maintenance,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Exploration, Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence

Eastmond, J. Nicholls; Bartlett, Gillian; Terblanche, Noelene – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1997
Examines the steps taken to involve students and faculty in establishing a program of supplemental instruction at Border Technikon (South Africa), highlighting the ways student involvement has been maintained. Topics include training, funding considerations, effectiveness, student responses, and student achievement results. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developing Nations, Educational Finance, Educational Planning

Ainsworth, Len; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1994
Design and implementation of supplemental instruction (SI), a combination of content review and training in study strategies for students in high-risk courses, are discussed. The context here is college-level mathematics instruction. It is noted that SI in mathematics may require more structure than in some other content areas. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Gains, College Instruction, Course Content
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